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What is Foreign Students

Chapter 338
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
Used synonymously with the term international students in some contexts, whereas, in other contexts, foreign students are considered to be a subset of international students.
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International Students in Online Courses
María Ángeles Rodriguez Manzanares (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch338
Abstract
Postsecondary institutions of education are recruiting higher numbers of international students. At the same time, they are increasing opportunities for students to participate in online courses. Despite these two current trends in postsecondary education, however, to date, little research has been conducted specifically on international students learning in online courses. The present article focuses on the few studies that have been conducted so far on this topic, with a focus on their findings.
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